Late Nighter's.

[Brinniel]

All you people remind me why I'm not a science student. I haven't touched the subject for three years, and the thought of it makes me shudder.

I go to a liberal arts and communications school (theatre, film, audio, writing, marketing, journalism, political comm. , and comm. disorders are the basic majors available), but that doesn't mean it's any easier. As a freshman, I just completed my first 17 credits, which is about 18 hours of classes a week, plus 8 hours of work study (I work at a scene shop which involves lots of manual labor- it can be exhausting from time to time). Actually, that's not too terrible. Of course, I always have at least four hours of homework each night, usually more. All that involves is reading and writing. Through most of the semester, I mostly struggled to adjust to the college life- high school was a breeze for me- but now I have to actually really work, something extremely difficult for a procrastinator. And of course, all my work was done on the computer, which is terribly distracting (the Barrow Downs is just a click away!). Though, what's even more distracting is what goes on in the dorm. I live with five other girls and there's constantly other people around, and lately I feel like a hermit crab locked away in my room attempting to complete my schoolwork. Not to mention, the weeks after Thanksgiving are absolute chaos. In one week, I had six papers/projects due, the longest being eight pages. For one who typically wrote two page papers throughout high school, a task like that is just overwhelming. And I promise, during that one week, eight hours of sleep per night was impossible. I'm just glad it's over...

As a film major, my schedule will only get worse in the future as I become involved with shoots and other stuff. I've seen the upperclassmen and how crazy their lives are, and I realize I'm going to need to start managing my time better. I didn't join a club this semester- instead I chose to take some time to adjust- a very smart thing, I think. But next semester, I plan to join a film club, which means I'll get to spend much of my free time working as a crew member in film shoots. Plus, I plan to work more hours during the week.

Folwren, I wish you the best in college and hope your plan works out. Some people can handle stress better than others. From the beginning, I knew I'd be pulling all-nighters. After all, in high school I was already living off five hours of sleep (of course with the time I had to wake up in the morning, if I got eight hours of sleep, I'd be going to bed at 8:30pm ). Meanwhile, I have a friend from high school who always got her work done ahead of time and went to bed plenty early- I'll have to ask her how she's handling her workload now that she's in college. Just a word of advice: if possible, don't ever schedule an early class. All year, I have to be up for 8:30 classes almost every day....and well....it's absolutely miserable. Oh, and when you're in college, napping is no longer for little children...

[High King Fingolfin]

I always find it interesting when it's not late at night for me, but I see someone else on and I realize that it's about 5:30 AM for them.

[Mänwe]

Farael, you pick the topic and i'll be there! Great idea. Oh and very wise on ridding yourself of the hectic schedule after your first year. I will follow suit.

Brinnniel, kudos for you for making those 8:30am starts. I must admit I find it hard to make 9am ones.

Fingolfin,

[Naria]

Have you ever been so tired that you can't sleep? I guess it would be like getting a second wind. It's almost 3am where I am...YIKES! OH and I just checked Who's online and guess what?! I'm the only one. How very lonely indeed

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Actually the Downs is the reason I have this weird sleeping pattern. . .

In the begining (over a year ago) I would sit up watching the quiz room until 12 maybe 1 am and then slowly it would get later and later, until I was not able to go to bed before 3 am. It all culminated in a marathin msn conversation which started pretty early in the evening and on my part ended at 7am in the morning.

Now I am more likely to get to bed around 4-5 am than 3 am, but one thing has changed. These last months my addiction has kind of disapeared. I no longer feel the need to reply to almost anything and where I would refresh the page every other minute, I will now only check in a few times a day(with exeptions).

I think it is because I have started LJ and because I have gotten more busy these days.

[The Might]

well, I guess I qualify for this category as well...last visited the site today at 01:56 CET
anyway, currently this isn't a problem, since I am on vacation, but when it's over I guess I'll have to stop staying up late, it would probably have a bad influence on my performance in school.

[Mänwe]

Naria, yes, I call that second wind 'Barrow-down' syndrome. However I think it a wonderful affliction, something I think The Might should embrace. I long ago gave up resisting the alure of the Downs.

Rune how could you loose the bug!?!

[Rikae]

Not necessarily, Might. I, for one, have written some of my best essays at 4 am (the day they're due, natch.)

I am in the same league as you.
I sleep very little, I am usually awake until just near dawn.. I like to think I am awake so late out of choice, but that would be foolish of me to believe.

[Lhunardawen]

Methinks I am in the right position to pull a Heren on this thread...

It is 4:32 AM where I am as I type, and I have a two-part, three-hour exam coming in four hours. And I only had one hour of sleep.

Ooh, look at all the numbers.

I wrote a reaction paper on MRSA and nosocomial infections for Microbio class instead of a post for the Mead Hall. That's crazy.

Maybe the fact that the Full Moon comes tonight has something to do with this.